Country Info
- Taipei
- Capital
- New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
- Currency
- 22,370,461
- Population
- TW
- Country Code
Taipei Slideshow
Top Hotels in Taipei
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Kyoto Spring Resort Taipei
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Hotel Puri Taipei
26 reviews -
Elegance Hotel Taipei
1 review -
Royal Castle Hotel Taipei
142 reviews
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Shin Shih Hotel Taipei
61 reviews
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Linkworld Hotel Taipei
30 reviews
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Royal Best Suites Taipei
5 reviews
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Maple Garden Landis Resort Beitou Taipei
7 reviews
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Green Peak Hotel Taipei
30 reviews
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Kent Hotel Taipei
1 review
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Miyi Hotel Taipei
28 reviews
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Royal Palace Hotel Taipei
42 reviews
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Hotel New Asia Taipei
1 review
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An Ho Hotel Taipei
1 review
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Cai She Hotel Taipei
2 reviews
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Feeling Hotel Taipei
8 reviews
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Hansome Business Hotel Taipei
25 reviews
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Neijiang Hotel Taipei
27 reviews
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The Landis Resort Yangmingshan Taipei
22 reviews -
Friends Hotel-Yo Pin Regency Taipei
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Friends Hotel-Yo Tong Regency Taipei
10 reviews
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Unic Taipei
1 review
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Senator Hotel Taipei
1 review
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Hotel Taipei Miramar
7 reviews
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Fortune Hotel Taiwan Taipei
1 review
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Hope Hotel Taipei
21 reviews
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JBG Hotspring Resort Hotel Taipei
1 review
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Chyuan Du Vacation Hotel Taipei
2 reviews
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Friends Yo Tai Regency Taipei
2 reviews
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Erin Hotel Taipei
4 reviews
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Le Petit Sherwood Taipei
4 reviews
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Villa 32 Taipei
24 reviews
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Season's Garden Executive Suites Taipei
1 review
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Future Star Hotel Taipei
27 reviews
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Waikoloa Hotel Taipei
6 reviews
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Lotus Spa Hot Spring Hotel Taipei
8 reviews
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Taipei Garden Hotel
133 reviews
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Howard Civil Service International Taipei
22 reviews
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Astar Hotel Taipei
16 reviews
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Hongzhou Hotel Taipei
3 reviews
Taipei
Travel Blogs from Taipei, Taiwan
Welcome to Taiwan!
... it. After a brief rest at hotel, we ventured back out to meet our nephew and his girlfriend for dinner. This involved navigating the Taipei Metro by ourselves for 1 stop, which we're very happy to report we did without incident. We ate at a popular "BBQ" ...
Metro, Malls, and Stinky Tofu...
... , they call the 101. We took the, efficient, public bus there. This area is newly developed, much different than most of Taipei. This area rivals any places I’ve seen in the US. You can tell lots of money had been put into ...
An Unexpected Ending
Murphy's Law of Relationships: If something can go wrong, it will...especially directly after telling all of your family and friends about your new significant other. I should have seen this one coming. I should have known that posting pictures of me ...
Everything has an end...only a sausage has two.
... she could about the city, from which buses to take to where to find the best Western food. As I slowly got acclimated to Taipei, Sarah continued to help me adjust and to help me enjoy the place. She made sure I had a good birthday and baked me a ...
Back to Taipei
... . The bus left at 16:20 and we arrived at the airport exactly one hour later in spite of having to drive through half of Taipei to get there. Surprisingly, there was only one other passenger on the bus that had a capacity to hold at least 50 people. It ...
Sport - an International Language
... enjoyed the hockey post and are hockey fans / parents, I thought I’d share our experience this past weekend in Taipei, Taiwan. Owen and Matthew attended their first hockey tournament as members of the Shanghai Stars. After reflecting on the ...
Surf's Up in DaShi
... sand beach surrounded by steep, green, rolling mountains. DaShi also happens to be the most popular surfing spot in northern Taiwan. The waves are small, but regular, and the scenery is breathtaking. So Mark and I rented surfboards and flopped around ...
Doh!
... a noodle shop to get my dinner and selected from a list of items that I mostly could not read. In the two weeks I've been in Taipei, I have managed to learn the characters for "soup" and "cow." So, given a list of about five choices of soup, I picked the ...
The Ties that Bind
... who go through that airport and most of the staff spoke Mandarin to me. Who would have thunk it? When I arrived in Taipei, I went through customs without much trouble and met up with my grandfather at Airport Arrivals. I haven't seen my grandfather in 5 ...
More eating and shopping..this time in Taiwan
Staying with Mary-Ann's family in Taipei: Ministry of Sound ...
Taipei part II, it's an interesting place...
... of lamented it for a while and then went to "the tallest building in the world." In case you were wondering, I'm revering to Taipei 101 and the reason I put it's title in quotes is because I swear there are taller buildings than this one. Maybe it's ...
Taiwan
... were out of Korea hit us and it was like a load had been lifted, we were now unemployed, free and loving it ! Taiwan was interesting and western influences were sneaking in around every corner with Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts etc. on seemingly every block. ...
Smelling the Roses...Cont.
... He was standing directly in front of me with his side turned to me. I should mention at this point that bus drivers in Taipei get paid by how many times they complete their route, which is a policy that doesn't exactly encourage smooth driving. So, ...
Bai Sha Wan----A day at the beach
... beach on the northern side of the island, so I definitely had to go! One thing that you guys must realize about being in Taiwan and not speaking or reading the language is that when I am in or near Taipei, getting around is very easy. There are a lot ...
On the Way Back Home
Mike and I are sitting in the airport lounge at Taipei International Airport waiting for the 4:40PM flight that will send us shooting across the Big Blue towards Los Angeles. It will be a grueling 12 hour plus change journey but at least there are ...
The Languages Go Marching 3 x 3, Hurrah, Hurrah!
Hello Everyone...from one of the coolest days of my life. Check it out. I hop out of bed this morning and then walk, that's right, walk, to work. I start the day out at 10am with an English assessment (that's when I ask someone a lot of questions in ...
New Beginnings....and Stinky Tofu??
... ve tried stinky tofu, as well as bao, this Chinese pancake, and of course the one and only PEARL MILK TEA (only 30 NTW which equals to 1.5 NZD approx). Miranti's Journey in Taiwan continues as she visits the school for the VERY FIRST TIME!!!! ...
Off via Taipei
... , the lights of (I think) Kaohsiung could be seen some time before we landed at the Chiang Kai-Shek airport, some way North of Taipei. The usual airport formalities over fairly quickly, I obtained some money from an ATM and found a bus going to the city ...
Longshan Temple
... scenic photos of Taipei. On my way over to the temple, I decided to read up on it in my Lonely Planet Guide to Taiwan. I was dismayed to find that all it said was: "The temple is only of moderate interest. More intriguing is the morning market, ...
Taking care of business
... town or to demonstrate against a botched election. The truth is, though the news makes it seem like there's chaos all over Taipei, that the demonstrations are taking place in a controlled manner in a confined area in front of the presidential palace. In ...
Visit to Taipei
... use any electronic devices on the plane, I was all too happy to have something to do to pass the time. We landed at the Taipei city airport, a different one from the one we arrived at on Sunday. It was about 9:50 by the time we picked up our ...
One night in Tiepai
The flight from Sydney was uneventful after we actually got on the plane. Due to the later depture there was no way I was going to make my connecting flight, with the net flight 24 hours later I now had a stopover in Teipai to look forward to. Now, a ...
Ode to the removable showerhead...
While I have no humorous anecdotes involving me wandering hopelessly around Taipei and trying to talk to people who don't understand me, I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for a simple, yet ingenious, little hygiene ...
Arrived in Taipei for layover #1
... the road. I got to the airport with 1:30 to spare. Since I got there so late, I had sit in a middle seat.... 13 hours to Taipei. The poor woman next to me couldn't eat wheat or a lot of other things... she had to bring all her own food. A little ...
Going forward...
Okay so I made it to Taiwan with only talking to the one person on the left of me (Not the one who kept smashing my foot). She had just had a liver transplant in San Fran and was on her way home to the Phillipinses. The other lady (smash foot lady) ...
In the line of duty
... this kind of situation was not covered in the Berlitz instructor training. I plan to talk to my manager about this. The only other news is that the Olympics are about to start, and Taiwan is slated to do well in basebell. Go USA and Chinese ...
Teafee for Your Birthday
... days. We pretended like I had no idea, however, and it was really fun. The festivities started at midnight on April 13/14 Taiwan time. The beautiful thing about living in a time zone on the other side of the world is that your birthday starts at ...
Just try to relax...
Subway ride to Taipei Main Train Station this morning: 15 NT/$0.45 Round trip ticket to the beach for this Sunday: 200 NT/$6.06 Ten minute massage at the station massage parlor: 100 NT/$3.03 Writhing in pain under the grip of the former, female, ...
The other China
... than China. In Taiwan I could feel a strong sense of individualism. One can easily feel that individual rights matter in Taiwan. Taiwanese are very respectful people. They will wait in line and will not cut off a queue. Quite a contrast with ...
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
... to teach. Chinese culture puts teachers on the same pedestal that Western culture puts doctors and lawyers. Teachers in Taiwan are among the most respected and highest paid professionals. Accordingly, students are generally prepared, interested, and ...